Who would fetch higher price in IPL auction? Viv Richards vs Kapil Dev

[DrWolverine]

At the end of 1983, only 5 batsmen scored had a strike rate of more than 80(minimum of 1000 runs).

Clive Lloyd : 82.93 in 47 innings
Ian Botham : 84.14 in 57 innings
Zaheer Abbas : 85.16 in 45 innings.
Viv Richards : 85.22 in 55 innings.
Kapil Dev : 104.5 in 45 innings.

 

[DrWolverine]

23 at 85 SR isn't bad for that Era, but it wasn't Great for it either.

Maybe in terms of average.
But Top 5 strike rate at that time.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Maybe in terms of average.
But Top 5 strike rate at that time.

At the time SR didn't mattered that much really

 

[DrWolverine]

One of the biggest reasons Viv is considered the best ever was his ability to score much faster than his peers.

 

[capt_Luffy]

One of the biggest reasons Viv is considered the best ever was his ability to score much faster than his peers.

He also averaged much more than his peers while doing so. I would have given Botham a pass had he maintained that output with the bat, he didn't. He was just mid in ODIs overall.

 

[DrWolverine]

I would have given Botham a pass had he maintained that output with the bat, he didn't. He was just mid in ODIs overall.

Agreed

He also averaged much more than his peers while doing so.

Strike rate has always mattered in one day cricket. Very few were able to do so back then.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Agreed



Strike rate has always mattered in one day cricket. Very few were able to do so back then.

Never said SR didn't mattered. Just said not as much as today

 

[Migara]

Peak Botham was a destructive batsman in test cricket
100(140)
108(110)
137(152)
114(144)
149(148)
118(102)
208(226)
103(103)
138(167)
81(111)
74(97)
66(48)
57(59)
54(51)
60(50)
46(46)

Tests and ODIs are two different things. Once the fields are spread and bowlers aiming at the base of the stump it is not as easy as in tests.

 

[sayon basak]

Even in ODIs he had useful knocks at high strike rate
31(24)
34(13)
31(41)
30(22)
37(40)
41(47)
49(28)
65(54)
68(38)
72(82)

Two things to note here
1. He wasn’t as destructive as Kapil in ODIs
2. He dipped like in test cricket. Around 1983, he was averaging 23 with SR of 85 which was great for that time.

Pretty sure that after Rishad's career is done, I'll be able to post something similar for him too.

 

[DrWolverine]

Viv Richards autobiography is such a good read.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Dev